Last season Newcastle United Football Club banned reporters of The Daily
Mail from all games, the training ground, and from all press
conferences. This decision had been reluctantly taken after repeated
irresponsible press coverage.

The Daily Mail have recently made
approaches through the Association of Editors for the ban to be
reviewed. Newcastle United Football Club were considering that request
when The Mailon Sunday decided to publish its disgraceful story about
Lord Triesman. That story was not in the best interest of English
football and has had enormous adverse repercussions already with regard
to the 2018 World Cup bid.

Newcastle United Football Club
supports the stance taken by Gary Lineker who has ceased to provide a
column for the newspaper and has been outspoken in his criticism.

The
Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, will be unwelcome at Newcastle
United for the foreseeable future. The club has also written to the
Premier League and all other Premier League Chairmen, asking for their
support in Newcastle's stance against these publications.

Newcastle United are pleased to announce the appointment of Wendy
Taylor as its new Head of Media.

Wendy joins United from Newcastle International Airport where she
managed the press office for six years.

In looking forward to her new role, Wendy said:

"I am excited and immensely proud to be taking on this role at such a
prestigious football club as Newcastle United. It's an enormous
challenge but one that I am very eager to take on. I am looking forward
to working closely with all areas of the media; developing and
strengthening our relationships off the pitch."

In relation to recent media speculation following the statement made
by the Club on May 9, Newcastle United would like to make it clear that
owner Mike Ashley is not looking for his interest free loan to be
repaid, or to take any money out of the Club.